I forgot to mention that, as a point of reference, I have an 8205 UP Dash-8 engine with an electronic horn. That horn sounds just like the 2343 horn. So, maybe the Electronic Horn Kit (6-8190) was for repair of the horn board and/or speaker that was in the Dash-8 and other engines of that era?

Any suggestions for a replacement horn for a 2343 diesel? I found several on eBay, including an "ACME metal buzzer, burglary alarm, bicycle, door bell horn," a "Delta style 1.5v bicycle tank horn," and some others that all look like my original. Anybody know if these are okay? Also, I see that Lionel introduced an Electronic Horn Kit (6-8190) somewhere along the line. Any info on that? Would it work with an old school KW transformer and would it fit into the dummy 2343?  Thanks, Bob

I have two whistle tenders, 2671W and 6466W that I am cleaning up. The 6466W works great, but the 2671W whistles okay until I power up to maybe 75 - 80% throttle. From there to full throttle it stops whistling because the whistle relay drops out. If I release the whistle control, the relay will pull in but will immediately drop out. No problems at lower throttle. Again, no problems with the 6466W across the entire throttle range. I am using a KW transformer with nothing else running.

Thanks TrainLarry! I've been away from this hobby for close to 40 years. It's nice to find a great resource like this forum and members like you who know where to find stuff.

Bob

TrainLarry,

Thanks for the references. Mine is definitely not 4-40. I didn't know about the #2 screws which is why I suggested it might be metric. I will have to take the screw to my local hardware store to check it out. I always like to stick to the original, no matter what I am working on. Maybe in this case I shouldn't worry about it and just use the sheet metal thread 6464 screw, which I have plenty of (?)

Starting to clean up my Lionel that I got as a child. most of the rolling stock wheels are gummed up. I know from other non-train items that the oils used back then did eventually dry out and leave a gummy residue. I was thinking about trying silicon lubricant, as I found that to be an excellent choice for my tools. Any suggestions, anybody, on would be a good lubricant for the Lionel wheels?

Need suggestions on how to mount the 2937-25 sponges to the sponge plate. Years ago I tried gluing it, but the sponge sucked up the glue rendering it useless. Thanks, Bob